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Sweden ready to help Czech Embassy in Moscow amid diplomatic staff cuts : Foreign Ministry

Brussels, May 12 (Sputnik) Sweden expressed strong support to the Czech Republic at a recent meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council, and also offered support to the Czech Embassy in Moscow in connection with the reduction of staff in light of the diplomatic conflict with Russia, Swedish Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman Andrea Roempke told Sputnik on Wednesday.
On Monday, EU foreign ministers gathered for a meeting in Brussels and discussed Russia and its diplomatic row with the Czech Republic, among other issues. The Czech Republic has previously asked EU nations to expel one Russian diplomat each in solitary with its decision to order 18 Russians out of the country over Moscow’s alleged role in the 2014 ammo depot blasts in Vrbetice.
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said after the meeting that the EU's solidarity with the Czech Republic does not mean it is ready to escalate tensions with Russia by expelling more diplomats. Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde, on her part, said that the expulsion of diplomats "was a last resort", while solidarity can be demonstrated in other ways, in particular, by offering "concrete assistance on the spot."

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